The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-24
Northern vs.. Texan Prohibition

Northern vs.. Texan Prohibition.
They are les, hypocrihcsl In the
north than we are here. Up there
they recognize and acknowledge pro.
hibition TO be political and only pc.
litical. They have long since sbsn-
doncd the morality and religious
lodges. They are thoroughly organ
lied and working like beavers with
all sorts of political weapons and po-
litical modes purely for political purs
poses. Our Texas prohibitlonists
have spent half their time since the
campaign opened in trying to prove
that the move here ia not political
Even in this they are divided, and
about equsliy. They send emmissa.
ries to the northern prohibitionists
tor money aud write touching up
pcals Tor help-help from those
whose highest declared purposes are
luc ueslI utAlOn W htllONiu' - wv
solid south and the upbuildiug OF the
third party. Every brecl, that blows
to from that quarter is laden with
it. own proper burden Of sympathy
in tho work of democratic demolition.
/ And yet, ah yet, the leaders here
in Texas deny tho purpose of demo-
cratic destruction.
IL has been the glory
of the south ITS prOudest boast
that lts clergy has Away, been pure,
unsclli-h and unworldly. We have
had but few Becchcrs among az. 1t
ha- AWAY, been the proud boast of
the iouth that her women have been
pure md uuworIdly. The gcntlcst,
loyingcst and iuircst women on the
earth Tho best mothers, the trucst
wives, the contest friends Tho best
housekccpcrs, the truost christians
AMI the most rounded and complete
type OF tine womauhood in every
aud all respects. Under the 1lading-
of clergy upon whom the clutch OF
political ambition has fastened Itself,
the ladies OF the south, or Mt least
many OF them have gone into this
crusade and they spend their nights
on thc husting- and their days in at
tendance upon councils, caucuscS,
political excursions, and even some of
them 90 out hoiore the voters of the
state AS the tegchcrs OF political duty,
the advisors OF the ballot throwcrs, a.
the ccnsOrs of tho stalcsmens hip of
the day. Low long under these cir
cumstanccs will it be that we viii be
able to vaunt the superiority of our
women over those of the north, whore
and among whom politics has long
been trade. No woman
can barter her smile, aud her carcsses
for votes, and still retain her own or
the respect OF others. The glory Of
nation and its safety is in the hand
OF it5 matrouage. These must be
kept free from the CRIME of politics
If the manhood OF the state would
come and bow 10y ally at their feet.
The desperation of prohibition is
understood when we eco its leaders
dragging the preachers out OF their
pulpiis, and these used as means to
drag the women from their homes
and seclusion into the broad glare OF
the passions OF the political field. In
their desperation the Fundamental and
underlying principle of our govern
ment is denied, despised aud con
demned. Personal liberty IS iibed at
as IN obsolete piece Of political rub
Dish, of no worth, and of no consider
alton. The Old and best established
msxims of the fathers OF the republic
are deridcd MS the rawlings of the
tanaticism OF the dark ages, "a thing
to be put aside and kept out If sight
IA the memory OF family dishouor.
1t is not difficult to cast the horo-
Scope OF pcOplc ~ TcNli 10 part
with all that has proven OF value in
the experience Of tho past We
have entered upon all
era OF doubtful experiment,
the lesous of the past are thrown
aside and disregarded. Gods mercy
only can keep us OIL the destroying
reefs, from being swallowed up by
the wild waves OF an unreasoning
fstsntlcsm as sinister and as threat
nlng as ever dashed themselves into
fury at the base of the bleak cliils.
of New England, We are navigating
dangerous and hostile seas. Code
mercy may protect us when our own
good sense aud pure stalesmanship
has failed, AS fail it must inevitably
when we pass the the tiller over to the
nervless hands of the clergy or the
delicate digits of the women